Everyone’s a suspect: EastEnders viewers play detective as a devastated Ian Beale is told Lucy has been murdered

A devastated Ian is told his daughter Lucy Beale has been found dead (Picture: BBC)

Never mind the soap police, EastEnders fans took on the role of detective tonight as more clues emerged over the identity of Lucy Beale’s killer.

Proving just how slick EastEnders bosses have been at keeping this secret, practically every resident in Albert Square was listed as a suspect by hooked viewers as they saw a devastated Ian Beale be told by Walford police that his daughter Lucy’s body had been found on Walford Common.